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Police raid Bahrain Victorious team at Tour de France 15 Jul 2021 - 01:26 pm

The Bahrain Victorious team competing at the Tour de France said it was raided by French police on the eve of Thursday's stage....

Roglic abandons Tour de France before stage nine 04 Jul 2021 - 11:56 am

CLUSES, France: Primoz Roglic, last year's runner up, abandoned the Tour de France before stage nine after suffering multiple bruises when he crashed...

Tour de France gets underway from port city Brest 26 Jun 2021 - 02:15 pm

BREST, France: The Tour de France got underway Saturday from the western port city of Brest, returning to its traditional slot in the...

Bernal closes on Giro title as Caruso wins penultimate stage 29 May 2021 - 06:37 pm

MADESIMO, Italy: Italian Damiano Caruso earned a first Grand Tour victory in the 20th and penultimate stage of the Giro d'Italia, a 163-kilometre...

Merlier wins stage two of Giro with impressive sprint 09 May 2021 - 06:51 pm

NOVARA, Italy: Belgian Tim Merlier won the second stage of the Giro d'Italia, a 179-km ride from Stupinigi to Novara, with an impressive...

Mitchelton-Scott team out of Giro after positive COVID-19 tests 13 Oct 2020 - 11:51 am

The Mitchelton-Scott team withdrew from the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday after being notified of new positive COVID-19 results from a round of tests...

Guerreiro wins Giro d'Italia ninth stage, fellow Portuguese Almeida retains pink 11 Oct 2020 - 05:45 pm

ROCCARASO, Italy: Ruben Guerreiro became the first Portuguese rider to win on the Giro d'Italia in 31 years when he claimed the ninth...

Démare claims 3rd stage win at Giro; Almeida stays in pink 09 Oct 2020 - 06:05 pm

BRINDISI, Italy: Arnaud Démare earned his second straight stage victory and his third in this year’s Giro d’Italia by winning the seventh leg...

Paris-Roubaix classic cancelled amid COVID-19 crisis: Organisers 09 Oct 2020 - 03:24 pm

PARIS: Cycling's Paris-Roubaix 'Monument' classic , which was due to be raced on Oct. 25, has been cancelled amid the COVID-19 crisis, organisers...

Italian Ganna wins time trial world title on home soil 25 Sep 2020 - 06:34 pm

IMOLA, Italy: Pre-race favourite Filippo Ganna won his maiden individual time trial world title on home soil as the Italian crushed his rivals...

Tour de France winds down with socially-distanced finale 20 Sep 2020 - 11:08 pm

PARIS - The Tour de France drew to a low-key close on Sunday as riders in the world's greatest cycling race paraded before...

Kragh Andersen does it again to win Tour 19th stage 18 Sep 2020 - 06:25 pm

CHAMPAGNOLE, France: Denmark's Soren Kragh Andersen claimed his second audacious solo stage win of the Tour de France on Friday with a perfectly...

Bernal withdraws from Tour de France ahead of stage 17 16 Sep 2020 - 09:20 am

Defending champion Egan Bernal has withdrawn from the Tour de France ahead of stage 17, his Ineos Grenadiers team said on Wednesday. Bernal,...

Pogacar wins stage 15 of the Tour de France 13 Sep 2020 - 06:22 pm

COL DU GRAND COLOMBIER, France: Slovenian Tadej Pogacar won the 15th stage of the Tour de France, a 174.5-km mountain trek from Lyon...

Kragh Andersen wins stage 14 of the Tour de France 12 Sep 2020 - 07:44 pm

LYON, France: Denmark's Soren Kragh Andersen timed his effort to perfection to win the 14th stage of the Tour de France, a 194.5-km...

Roglic strengthens Tour lead as Bernal struggles 11 Sep 2020 - 06:59 pm

PUY MARY, France: Primoz Roglic tightened his grip on the Tour de France overall lead as he dropped defending champion Egan Bernal in...

Teams race on a knife edge amid confusion over COVID-19 exclusion rules 09 Sep 2020 - 07:38 pm

POITIERS, France - Four Tour de France teams, including that of defending champion Egan Bernal, are racing on a knife edge after one...

Tour de France director positive for Covid-19 but peloton negative 08 Sep 2020 - 02:27 pm

Saint-Martin-de-Ré, France: Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has tested positive for Covid-19 but all the riders in the peloton were negative, organisers...